misk@sopuli.xyz to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 8 months agoEuropean crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controlsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkEuropean crash tester says carmakers must bring back physical controlsarstechnica.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareDyf_Tfh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agohttps://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-safety/brake-lights-can-fail-to-provide-fair-warning-on-some-evs-a9533519285/ TLDR : The US doesn’t have regulations on the maximal allowed deceleration before brake light activation. But the EU does. Seem to be mostly a Hyundai/Kia thing that they are currently fixing.
minus-squareuis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·8 months agohttps://youtu.be/U0YW7x9U5TQ TLDR: The US requires brake lights to activate when deceleration is intended.
https://www.consumerreports.org/cars/car-safety/brake-lights-can-fail-to-provide-fair-warning-on-some-evs-a9533519285/
TLDR : The US doesn’t have regulations on the maximal allowed deceleration before brake light activation. But the EU does.
Seem to be mostly a Hyundai/Kia thing that they are currently fixing.
https://youtu.be/U0YW7x9U5TQ
TLDR: The US requires brake lights to activate when deceleration is intended.